It's amazing how much dirt was moved from the front of the foundation to the backyard and also how much had to be trucked out. When we first bought this land, we figured it was pretty flat. Now, it's REALLY flat in the front and quite hilly in the back. We're pretty happy with the way it turned out. You can see the water well in the front yard to the left of the driveway. Before the lot was final graded, that pipe was only about 12" out of the ground. Now it's maybe 5 feet.
I also took the below picture to show where the back deck is going to lay out. You can see the concrete that will support the deck piers running parallel to the back of the foundation. The deck will be L shaped with most of it being behind the house and a little wrapping around the dining room towards the garage.
The main reason I went up today was to have a chance to make sure the back patio (concrete off the site of the deck) was going to be big enough before it was formed & poured this week. Greg and I measured out space for an 8 foot square hot tub and a 42" round fire pit. You can see in the picture below the orange spray paint is showing the shape of the patio for when the concrete gets poured later this week.
The other thing that I got to see today was the heat tubing that's tied down along the wire mesh on top of the insulation. This will be for our in-floor radiant heating. On the main level, we'll have separate zones for our master bedroom, master bathroom, great room, utility room & garage. Each of these will be controlled by it's own thermostat.
Next time we go up there, there should be a whole lot of framing lumber on the job site and the main floor should be on it's way to getting framed!
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